英語・英会話の情報センター

現代世界の英語−食品 (1)

生鮮食品fresh food(s), fresh produce, perishable food(s), perishablesfresh: fresh food has recently been picked or prepared, and is not frozen or preserved - LDCE
produce: food or other things that have been grown or produced on a farm to be sold - LDCE
perishable: food that is perishable is likely to decay quickly - LDCEWe sell tinned goods and fresh produce (=fruit and vegetables). - LDCEIt's important to store perishable food in a cool place. - CALD
産地直送の direct [fresh] from the farm, farm-fresh

加工食品processed foodprocessed: processed food has substances added to it before it is sold, in order to preserve it, improve its color etc - LDCEthe artificial colorings and flavorings in processed foods - LDCE

保存食品preserved foodpreserve: to store food for a long time after treating it so that it will not decay - LDCEoranges preserved in brandy - CALD

冷凍食品frozen foodfrozen: frozen food has been stored at a very low temperature in order to preserve it - LDCE

調理済み食品cooked [prepared] food, heat-and-eat food(TREND)

レトルト食品retort pouch

インスタント食品instant [convenience] foodinstant: Instant food or drink is dried, usually in the form of a powder, and can be prepared very quickly by adding hot water - CALD
convenience food: food that is partly or completely prepared already and that is sold frozen or in cans, packages etc, so that it can be prepared quickly and easily - LDCEWe eat too little fresh food, relying instead on convenience foods. - LDCE
カップめん instant noodle

自然食品natural foodnatural: describes food or drink which is pure and has no chemical substances added to it and is therefore thought to be healthy - CALD